# Put a ring on the worst earworm I've had in a while **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 5, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760 "2010-02-05T03:49:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/1 "2010-02-05T03:49:07Z")
courtesy of [Beyoncé](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyHVQT8aIBM). All morning, every morning for three straight days. I’m not sure I even like the song. Gah! :mad: She wins her Grammys through mind control, I’m certain of it now. ---
**Author:** ![statsman1982](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/2 "2010-02-05T06:05:57Z")
Ah, don’t pay it any atteeeention… ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/3 "2010-02-05T06:19:01Z")
[And here’s a version that isn’t blocked in my country.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY) Goddamn, I hate that shit. Worldwide fucking web, America. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/4 "2010-02-05T06:22:20Z")
For **Koxinga** [http://www.explosm.net/db/files/Comics/Kris/problem.gif](http://www.explosm.net/db/files/Comics/Kris/problem.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/5 "2010-02-05T06:22:57Z")
If you want an eye-worm to go with the ear-worm… \ (Unfortunately, I saw this video before I’d ever heard the song by itself, so I’m permanently afflicted with this mental image every time I hear it ☹ \> [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LBC7pilGoPc/hqdefault.jpg "Beyonce & Justin Timberlake - Single ladie (Full version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBC7pilGoPc) Timberlake+Beyonce=AAAARGHHH!!! ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/6 "2010-02-05T06:24:16Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > [And here’s a version that isn’t blocked in my country.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY) Goddamn, I hate that shit. Worldwide fucking web, America. :mad: And that version is blocked where I am in Asia. Now that’s irony. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/7 "2010-02-05T06:50:42Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > courtesy of [Beyoncé](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyHVQT8aIBM). I’ma let you finish, but don’t you think that’s one of the best videos of all time? ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/8 "2010-02-05T07:03:02Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > I’ma let you finish, but don’t you think that’s one of the best videos of all time? Well, no. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/9 "2010-02-05T07:11:53Z")
I do. The editing, the lighting, the dancing…unbelievable, actually. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/10 "2010-02-05T07:22:38Z")
It’s OK, but it’s no a-ha. ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/11 "2010-02-05T07:41:44Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > [And here’s a version that isn’t blocked in my country.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY) Goddamn, I hate that shit. Worldwide fucking web, America. :mad: Viva VEVO! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/12 "2010-02-05T08:02:50Z")
Oddly enough, going straight through YT rather than following a link, lets you get to Vevo’s channel, which will actually play the exact same video (although with a different URL). So, it’s even more insane than it looks. On another note, I was kind of hoping the song in the OP would be Irreplaceable, not Single Ladies, so I could put the ring on it with [this mashup](http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_cf00XOTMyNDc2MA==.html). (The other song is Hey My Friend, by Tommy heavenly6, the mashup’s by dj lobsterdust. It really improves Irreplaceable, because Tommy \>\>\>\>\> Beyonce.) Not a YouTube link, since, while I know a copy of the song exists there…it’s blocked in Canada. Not deleted for unauthorized use…no, the message is ‘no longer available in your country’. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/13 "2010-02-05T08:16:27Z")
> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > I do. The editing, the lighting, the dancing…unbelievable, actually. Actually I agree too. Once you get over the slightly weird setup, it’s pretty amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/14 "2010-02-05T14:25:54Z")
Yesterday all day I had “All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth” stuck in my head all day. God knows why. I had finally gotten rid of it when this thread came up and bam - back in. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/15 "2010-02-05T16:51:48Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > And that version is blocked where I am in Asia. Now that’s irony. ::Shakes fist at the video decision-makers in the world who are getting in the way of our surfing pleasure:: ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/16 "2010-02-05T18:29:28Z")
Just listen to another song. That always works for me. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/17 "2010-02-05T18:46:14Z")
When I got engaged my Facebook status update was, “Rand liked it so he went and put a ring on it.” I thought I was clever. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/18 "2010-02-05T19:43:36Z")
Just listen to / watch Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” ``` . . . "rah rah ah ah ahhhhh Roma ro ma ma Gaga oh la la. . ." ``` ---
**Author:** ![mariposalabrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@mariposalabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mariposalabrown)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/19 "2010-02-05T19:47:06Z")
(RAH)² (AH)³ + [ROMA (1+MA)] + (GA)² + (OOH)(LA)²= Bad Romance I used to like Phoenix, but that car commercial with their song in it has sent me over the edge. Fallin Fallin Falliiiinnnn… Shoot me please. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760/20 "2010-02-05T20:04:34Z")
I kinda like the song, so I don’t mind having it in my head for a while. And I’ll watch Beyonce dance any old day. 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-a-ring-on-the-worst-earworm-ive-had-in-a-while/527760.md?page=2)